The books listed below have been recommended by your teachers and classmates. Look for them at your local library and keep on reading this summer!
Realistic Fiction Counting by 7s by Holly Sloan Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Ida B by Katherine Hannigan Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor Eggs by Jerry Spinelli Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Wonder by RJ Palacio Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper Paper Towns by John Green Almost Home by Joan Bauer The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O’Roark Dowell Travel Team by Mike Lupica Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Sara Dessen Books Wendy Mass Books Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Imaginary Enemy by Julie Gonzalez I, Funny by James Patterson Ungifted by Gordon Korman Holes by Louis Sachar My Life as a Book by Janet Tashijan Final Four by Paul Volponi The Rivalry by John Feinstein One Handed Catch by MJ Auch Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell Eleanor and Park by rainbow Rowell A Farewell to Charms by Lindsey Leavitt Winger by Andrew Smith On the Devil’s Court by Carl Deuker Hatchet by Gary Paulsen That Was Then This is Now by S.E. Hinton Bully.com by Joe Lawlor Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen
Short Stories/Poetry Chicken Soup for the Soul by Various A Light in the Attic by Shel Siverstein The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran by Kahlil Gibran
Historical Fiction The Book Thief by Mark Zusak Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin Shades of Grey by Carolyn Reeder The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis I Survived Series by Lauren Trashis Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow
Non-Fiction The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger Hope Solo Autobiography A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer Two Tickets to Freedom by Florence B. Freedmen
Fantasy/Science Fiction Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling Rangers Apprentice Series by John Flanagan Falling In by Frances O’Roark Dowell Cinder series by Marissa Meyer The Lost Hero Series by Rick Riordan A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz Coraline by Neil Gaiman Th Edge Chronicles Series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan The Silverwing Trilogy by Kenneth Oppel Airborn by Kenneth Oppel Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz Witch and Wizard Series by James Patterson The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Pretties Series by Scott Westerfeld Cirque Du Freak Series by Darren Shan Demonata Series by Darren Shan Enders Game by Orson Scott Card Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern Land of Stories by Chris Colfer Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry The Alchemist by Michael Scott Malice by Chris Wooding
Dystopian Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins Matched Series by Ally Condie Divergent Series by Veronica Roth Life As We Knew It Series by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Selection by Kiera Cass The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry
Horror/Mystery The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Michael Vey Series by Richard Paul Evans The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong The Boy WHo Couldn’t Die by William Sleator Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman Swindle Series by Gordon Korman
Graphic Novel Cardboard by Doug Ten Nepal Drama by Raina Telgmeier Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Smile by Raina Telgmeier The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik Wonderstruck by Brian Selznik Bad Island by Doug Ten Nepal Ghostopolis by Doug Ten Nepal
Genre Undetermined The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo Masterpiece by Elise Broach
The books listed below have been recommended by your teachers and classmates. Look for them at your local library and keep on reading this summer!
Realistic Fiction
Counting by 7s by Holly Sloan
Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls
Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Ida B by Katherine Hannigan
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
Eggs by Jerry Spinelli
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series by Jeff Kinney
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Wonder by RJ Palacio
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Paper Towns by John Green
Almost Home by Joan Bauer
The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Travel Team by Mike Lupica
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Shepard
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Sara Dessen Books
Wendy Mass Books
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Imaginary Enemy by Julie Gonzalez
I, Funny by James Patterson
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
Holes by Louis Sachar
My Life as a Book by Janet Tashijan
Final Four by Paul Volponi
The Rivalry by John Feinstein
One Handed Catch by MJ Auch
Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
Eleanor and Park by rainbow Rowell
A Farewell to Charms by Lindsey Leavitt
Winger by Andrew Smith
On the Devil’s Court by Carl Deuker
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
That Was Then This is Now by S.E. Hinton
Bully.com by Joe Lawlor
Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom by Susin Nielsen
Short Stories/Poetry
Chicken Soup for the Soul by Various
A Light in the Attic by Shel Siverstein
The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran by Kahlil Gibran
Historical Fiction
The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
Shades of Grey by Carolyn Reeder
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
I Survived Series by Lauren Trashis
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow
Non-Fiction
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Number Devil by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Hope Solo Autobiography
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
Two Tickets to Freedom by Florence B. Freedmen
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Rangers Apprentice Series by John Flanagan
Falling In by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Cinder series by Marissa Meyer
The Lost Hero Series by Rick Riordan
A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Th Edge Chronicles Series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel
The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
The Silverwing Trilogy by Kenneth Oppel
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz
Witch and Wizard Series by James Patterson
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Pretties Series by Scott Westerfeld
Cirque Du Freak Series by Darren Shan
Demonata Series by Darren Shan
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Vern
Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
The Alchemist by Michael Scott
Malice by Chris Wooding
Dystopian
Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Matched Series by Ally Condie
Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
Life As We Knew It Series by Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Selection by Kiera Cass
The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry
Horror/Mystery
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Michael Vey Series by Richard Paul Evans
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw
Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald
Wait Til Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn
The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein
The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong
The Boy WHo Couldn’t Die by William Sleator
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman
Swindle Series by Gordon Korman
Graphic Novel
Cardboard by Doug Ten Nepal
Drama by Raina Telgmeier
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Smile by Raina Telgmeier
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznik
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznik
Bad Island by Doug Ten Nepal
Ghostopolis by Doug Ten Nepal
Genre Undetermined
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Masterpiece by Elise Broach